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Herminator Ice Bock
Submitted by Bruce Ticknor on Thu, 06/05/2008 - 14:06
Brewery Name:
Beer Style:
Bock
Serving Style.:
341 ml. bottle
Alcohol Content:
9.5% abv
Where Purchased?:
Brought back by a friend returning from British Columbia.
Herminator Ice Bock
A long lasting, full, thick dark tan coloured head on a very dark, almost black beer. In fact it was too dark to see if the beer was cloudy or clear.
It looks almost like a stout.
When cold it had an aroma which reminded me of celery and garden vegetables.
As it warmed the aroma sweetened quite a bit.
The feel is a sparkling rich creaminess, while the taste is very complex.
It begins with a taste of roasted malt, with citrus, berries and a hint of peppery spice.
There are flavours of dates, raisins, chocolate and licorice, all finishing with berries.
A long lasting aftertaste of citrus, licorice, and roast malt.
A great blend, and a very good complex beer.
I wish I could get it here in Ontario.
It's on my buy again often list, just in case it ever becomes available.
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Fullers London Pride
Click on the Title to Comment on this review.| reviewed by: John H.  | Serving Style: 20 ounce glass Where Purchased: The Crows' Nest Beer Rating: |
Pleasant smoky aroma. Have never come across a smell like that in an ale. Flowery with a bit of citrus flavor. Nice clean bitter after taste. Another great blend of hops and malt, (or bitter and sweet). All in all another great beer, not quite as good a blend as the Fullers ESB.
This is what Fuller's has to say about this beer:
"London Pride is a smooth and astonishingly complex beer, which has a distinctive malty base complemented by a rich balance of well developed hop flavours from the target, challenger and northdown varieties in the brew. At 4.1% a.b.v in cask (4.7% a.b.v in bottles)London Pride is an ideal session-strength premium ale."
